"Why Callum Turner Went to Great Lengths to Conceal His Dua Lipa Lookalike Ex-Girlfriend on the Night He Met His Future Wife"

WITH a pop superstar girlfriend, a soaring career and talks of him being the next James Bond, Callum Turner is the talk of showbiz circles.

But we can reveal the 36-year-old’s meteoric rise to fame has been carefully orchestrated – so much so, he’s reported to have dumped his influencer girlfriend after meeting his wife-to-be, , 30.

Callum is now due to marry the huge pop star Credit: Getty Callum is said to have dated Victoria Villarroel prior to his romance with Dua Credit: Getty

Callum is rumoured to have secretly dated former assistant, the stunning Victoria Villarroel , who looks strikingly similar to Dua.

In fact, Victoria, 34, is rumoured to have been dining with Callum when he was first introduced to Dua at The River Cafe in London.

The restaurant’s co-founder, Ruth Rogers, who is close friends with the actor, has confirmed that Dua, 30, and Callum were sitting near each other in the restaurant that night, and she took it upon herself to introduce them.

Victoria – who has never publicly named Callum – recalled her version of events, which sounds very similar.

She said: “My ex-boyfriend is now engaged to someone who he met while he was having dinner with me.

“Like she sat next to us at this restaurant in London. Whatever.”

Dua has said she was with her dad having dinner the night they met. They got engaged last year.

Victoria – who is now a popular influencer – said her British ex-boyfriend never let her post pictures of them online, and she claimed he has now done a complete 180 when it comes to his attitude towards things.

Venting her frustration, she said: “Were you lying to me because that’s what you actually wanted. This man would be like, ‘I would never date somebody that gets paparazzi. I would never date a famous person. I would never go to the Met Gala. That’s corny. I would never, I would never, I would never, I would never. What?”

Callum attended the Met Gala with Dua last year.

Callum started out as a model before landing some TV roles – he earned a Bafta nomination for The Capture in 2019.

An insider said: “Callum is a very talented actor, but he was relatively under the radar until Dua came along.

“He made some sensible moves in his career, but also in his personal life. Being attached to Dua has skyrocketed him to a different level of fame.

“Since their engagement, he’s been touted as the next Bond, and she is the top contender for the theme song. It can’t be a coincidence.

“Being seen to date an American influencer who poses naked might not have been the best optics for him, and his decision to keep things private has paid off.”

Life before Dua

Callum dated Vanessa Kirby from 2015 to 2019 after meeting on the set of Queen & Country. He never spoke about their relationship and was only very occasionally pictured with her. They are said to have split because of conflicting work schedules.

Victoria Villarroel is a Venezuelan-born influencer and entrepreneur, best known as ‘s former personal assistant and close friend.

She was an intern for before landing the job with Kylie. She worked for her between 2015 and 2020 before deciding to launch her own career.

Victoria has said that her British ex-boyfriend didn’t treat her well Credit: TikTok/victoriavillarroell It’s thought Victoria was with Callum the night he first met Dua Credit: instagram

Stunning Victoria lifted the lid on what it was like working for the billionaire on her Better Half podcast , which she co-hosts with Kylie’s longtime gal pal Stassie Karanikolaou .

Victoria worked for Kylie , 28, for five years before deciding it was time to quit, revealing on the podcast that their relationship evolved over time from a professional relationship to one she felt was unprofessional.

She started working with the Kardashian family via Jenner Communications, headed up by Kris Jenner .

Victoria said on the podcast that after “about a week” of working there, she was brought on to work with Kylie and Kendall Jenner .

She noted on the show that it was “too difficult” to work for both of them, so she opted to work for just Kylie.

She sent her sister to be Kendall’s assistant in her place.

Victoria started as a house manager, but eventually became her personal assistant before being promoted to executive assistant.

“I remember like it was yesterday – this was year five,” she recalled on the podcast.

“We were in the kitchen, and Kylie was like, ‘Vic, I need my laptop, it’s upstairs,’ and I was like, ‘Oof, who’s gonna get that?’”

Victoria first rose to fame as Kylie Jenner’s assistant Credit: Instagram Victoria has now gained a huge social media presence and has her own podcast Credit: Getty Victoria, left, with pal Anastasia Karanikolaou at Coachella Credit: INSTAGRAM/EROTEME Callum is one of the UK’s rising TV stars and has been tipped to play the next bond Credit: Getty

She continued, “I said something crazy like, ‘Oof, that seems far, I don’t want to go get your laptop.’

“Obviously me and Kylie had a working relationship, but you can’t not get so close with a person you see every single day.

“You know everything about them, you’re with them at all times – good or bad.”

According to Victoria, the feeling was mutual.

She said on her podcast that she and Kylie both agreed when it “got to that point” that her time as Kylie’s assistant was over.

“I remember being so nervous and thinking, ‘Am I making the right decision? What if I’m leaving the best job I could ever have?’” she said.

Kylie is said to have taken it well, and the pair are still very close friends. It was the right decision because her career did take off, and she now has over 2 million followers on .

And with a very famous ex rumoured to be in her back pocket, it seems we’ll be seeing a lot more Victoria in the future.